Perfectionism
- ISBN-10
- 0195101162
- ISBN-13
- 9780195101164
- Series
- Perfectionism
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 222
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Thomas Hurka
Description
Perfectionism is one of the leading moral views of the Western tradition. Defined broadly, it holds that what is right is whatever most promotes certain objective human goods such as knowledge, achievement, and deep personal relations.
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